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Department of the Navy

Funds Department of the Navy channels, including Office of Naval Research and Naval Research Laboratory, for naval innovation.

United Stateswww.navy.mil
Key stats
Annual funding$400M
Programs5
Active grants3
Total grants6
About

The Department of the Navy (DoN) funds R&D and innovation through four primary delivery channels: the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for basic and applied research; the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the DoN's corporate research lab, which issues its own Broad Agency Announcement (BAA); Navy SBIR/STTR for small business innovation across all systems commands; and NavalX/Tech Bridges, the Naval A…

Programs & grants under this funder
Navy Catapult (Phase II.5)

Helps Navy Catapult for second II award nominated by a Naval customer.

1 grant
Navy Catapult Phase II.5
Open
$248M pool·Rolling submission
NavalX Tech Bridges

Helps NavalX Tech Bridges for A network of regional partnership hubs connecting startups and researchers to Naval customers.

1 grant
NavalX Tech Bridges
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
NRL Broad Agency Announcement

Helps NRL Broad Agency Announcement for any non-government entity can submit proposals across all physical.

1 grant
NRL Broad Agency Announcement
Open
— pool·40 days
Navy SBIR/STTR

Helps innovative organizations in United States to build defense and robotics work toward measurable commercialization outcomes.

2 grants
Navy SBIR Phase I
Closed
$120M pool
Navy SBIR Phase II
Closed
$280M pool
Navy SBIR Transition Program (STP)

Helps Navy Transition Program for Navy II awardees for innovation and strategic advancement.

1 grant
Navy SBIR Transition Program (STP)
Between cycles
— pool
Parent entityU.S. Department of Defense
Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: www.navy.mil